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IEC Says the Military Council Is Now Conducting Airstrikes with More Systematic Coordination and Command Structure
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
“Targeting the Mawchi area appears to be a deliberate attempt to disrupt the local economy,” U Banya, Secretary (2) of the Karenni Interim Executive Council (IEC) stated.
Bhamo Town IDPs Unable to Bury Airstrike Victims
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
Internally displaced people (IDPs) said they were forced to flee for their lives without being able to bury those killed in a junta airstrike in Bhamo Town, Bhamo Township, Kachin State
Three Killed in Mindat Township Airstrike
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
Three people, including a child, were killed and ten other people were injured in a junta airstrike on a village close to Mindat Town in Mindat Township, Chin State, on 15 May 2025.
Workers at Adidas Factory in Myanmar Strike for Living Wage
Source: The Irrawaddy
Around 4,000 workers at a Taiwanese factory in Yangon that manufactures shoes for global brand Adidas have staged a sit-in strike since Wednesday evening for higher wages.
Technological University of Loikaw Opens Admissions for 2025–2026 Academic Year in Revolutionary-Controlled Area
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The university offers four engineering majors: Urban Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. A total of 80 students will be admitted for the upcoming academic year.
Six Organisations Host Charity Match for Myanmar Relief
Source: Bangkok Post
Bangkok-based firms and embassies raised over THB 40,000 through a friendly football tournament supporting earthquake victims in Myanmar.
Rights deferred: Citizenship reform mothballed in Myanmar
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities
Eastern command bans PNO/PNA from entering town and carrying weapons
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | By Shan News
PNO General Secretary Phyar Khun Thein Pe said, “The military command’s release of the statement is considered routine. We must follow the order released by the military council
Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta has abandoned an off-take station for the Chinese oil and gas pipelines in Mandalay Region after eight simultaneous resistance attacks on Thursday.
Satellite imagery indicates rare earth mining in southern Mong Hsat only 25 kms from Thai border
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation
The layout of the mining sites shown in the satellite images, with rows of circular processing pools, is the same as the layout of rare earth mining sites in Kachin State, where large amounts of terbium (Tb) and dysprosium (Dy) are mined by Chinese companies.
Five civilians, nine others injured on second day of junta bombing in Kyauktaw
Source: Narinjara | By Kyaing Hein Li
The junta’s air force, today, May 15, targeted residential zones in Kyauktaw, located 80 miles north of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, near the Indian border, for the second consecutive day.
EU demands accountability for Myanmar school strike
Source: BARRON’S | Agence France Presse
The EU on Wednesday voiced shock at a deadly air strike on a school in central Myanmar, warning the “perpetrators must be held accountable for this atrocity”.
‘Children Torn in Two’: Witness Describes Myanmar Junta’s School Massacre
Source: The Irrawaddy
Around the school compound, we saw many holes in the ground caused by the blast. After previous air attacks, I had witnessed craters waist-deep and five feet wide. But this time was different – I saw many holes measuring around three inches wide around the school and nearby monastery
Interra Resources had not breached foreign sanctions in Myanmar, legal advisor says
Source: Reuters
Singapore-listed petroleum explorer Interra Resources (INTR.SI), said on Thursday that a legal advisor it had appointed found that the company had not breached U.S. and EU sanctions in Myanmar.
Church in Myanmar appeals for solidarity and aid
Source: Vatican News | By Deborah Castellano Lubov
Dominican Father Paul Aung Myint echoed the Cardinal’s sentiment. We are certain that Pope Leo will pay attention to the forgotten, the suffering, the poor, and the many refugees in Myanmar and elsewhere,” the priest said
Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
Source: The Irrawaddy
The terminal was developed by Japan’s Official Development Assistance and is operated in partnership with the Ever Flow River Group, a company linked to the military-owned conglomerate Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, which is under international sanctions.
Border forces reinforced in Tak as fighting in Myanmar intensifies
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
The army has positioned more forces along the border in Tak’s Tha Song Yang district, following fighting in Myanmar near the frontier.
Junta abducting youths for conscription on Yangon-Pathein Highway
Source: Burma News International | Karen Information Center
In recent days, the junta has carried out surprise abductions of young people around Dagon-Ayar Highway Bus Station in Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon Region, primarily targeting those traveling from the Ayeyarwady Region to Yangon, according to a witness.
Junta Conscription Rises in Mon State
Source: Burma News International | By Than Lwin Times
The junta has intensified its abductions and forced conscriptions of young men in Mon State, as the 13th round of conscription gets under way.
UK Minister shocked by Myanmar junta’s deadly targeting of a school in Sagaing
Source: Mizzima
Catherine West, UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, said: “We are horrified by reports of a Myanmar regime airstrike on a school in an earthquake-affected area at a time when a ceasefire has been announced.
Myanmar ambassador condemns junta airstrike on a school at UN SDG 16 conference
Source: Mizzima
“Sustainable development cannot be achieved when a regime systematically targets civilians, destroys schools and hospitals, and eliminates institutions of justice and democracy. Supporting the military junta whether materially or morally only enables them to kill more innocent people, including children,” he said.
Myanmar Military Airstrike Destroys Monastery in Southern Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
A monastery in Taung Poet Kwe village was destroyed early on May 13 following an airstrike by the Myanmar military. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, as most residents had already fled the area amid ongoing conflict.
Myanmar Military Intensifies Bombings in TNLA-Held Regions, Killing Civilians and Destroying Homes
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar’s military has escalated aerial bombardments in Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled areas of Shan State, deploying 500-pound bombs that have devastated civilian infrastructure and killed multiple civilians
‘Children are innocent’: Myanmar families in grief after school air strike
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Ko Min said he found his son and daughter’s bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly air strike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
Death Toll From Myanmar Junta Airstrike on School Rises to 25
Source: The Irrawaddy
The civilian National Unity Government (NUG) and witnesses claimed that the regime used widely banned cluster bombs to attack O Htein Twin village school in Sagaing Region.